"The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, has been closed since Saturday evening (4 October) and will remain shuttered while the shutdown of the US federal government continues. The NGA-the seventh-most-visited art institution in the world according to The Art Newspaper's most recent survey of global museum attendance, with nearly 4 million visitors in 2024-receives the bulk of its funding from the federal government. In its congressional-funding request for fiscal year 2025, it sought over $215m in government funds."
"Meanwhile the Smithsonian Institution, which manages 21 museums in the Washington, DC, area and in New York City-as well as the National Zoo-will keep all its facilities open through 11 October. A note on the institution's states: "If the government shutdown continues past 11 October, the Smithsonian will close to the public." The Smithsonian receives around 53% of its funding (which totaled $1.09bn in fiscal year 2024) via appropriations determined by the US Congress."
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has been closed since the evening of 4 October and will stay shuttered while the federal government shutdown continues. The NGA is the seventh-most-visited art institution globally, with nearly 4 million visitors in 2024, and receives the bulk of its funding from the federal government; it requested over $215 million for fiscal 2025. The Smithsonian will keep 21 museums and the National Zoo open through 11 October, after which facilities will close if the shutdown persists. Approximately 53% of the Smithsonian's funding comes from Congress-determined appropriations, and many federal employees across dozens of departments have been furloughed.
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